Couples as Partners and Parents Over Children's Early Years

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 317-334

  Carlson, Marcia J ^a   Pilkauskas, Natasha V ^b   Mclanahan, Sara S ^c   Brooks Gunn, Jeanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Couple relationship quality; Dyadic data; Early childhood; Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study; Marital satisfaction; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952527973     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00809.x     Document Type: Article

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